Chapter Ninety-Six
After the four of them simply packed their bags, they walked along the entrance of the village, looking at the stone steps, and then they felt the huge size of the village.
I saw that there were many high stilted buildings scattered on both sides of the stone steps, all supported by wooden stakes below, and a staircase went up, which was where the villagers lived.
The stone stairs went up the mountain, and it seemed as if the entire village was scattered across the mountain. The slope is steep, and there is still a certain distance from the top, but after the four of them packed up their things for a while, the grandmother disappeared, and the speed of her footsteps made the black dog sigh.
"It's so high, are you sure that your grandmother is talking to you about the tallest house?! Did she fly up or were we too slow? ”
The black dog looked up at the stone steps, and it was hard to imagine how a septuagenarian could have gone straight to the top in such a short period of time.
"Sure, if there is nothing special, will the old lady rest assured that we will go later? Aren't you afraid that we won't be able to find it? ”
In this regard, Lu Qiaoer was still very sure, and after saying this, she walked directly onto the stone steps, and waved her hand to let the other three follow, "Hurry up, otherwise it will be bad for grandma to wait for us." ”
Hearing her say this, even the black dog, who was still very confused in his heart, had no choice but to bury the doubts in his heart and follow Lu Qiao'er up the stone steps together.
Now that evening is approaching, some of the chimneys in the house are already emitting gray smoke, and the chickens and dogs are all showing the villagers' self-sufficient satisfaction, which makes the four of them feel a little relaxed.
It's just that on the way up, they saw many villagers standing at the door of their homes and watching, and everyone had a trace of defense on their faces, as if they were very resistant to outsiders entering the village.
"Don't you think there's something wrong with them, why do they look defensive? We're not devils entering the village. ”
The black dog was a little confused, and looked at the child who had been staring at him in confusion. Along the way, whether it was men, women, or children, they all stared at the four of them tightly, and after getting a little closer, they frequently retreated, which made people suspicious.
"Some villages are relatively closed, and the defense against outsiders is naturally stronger than that of outsiders, not to mention people who don't know each other, so naturally there is not much kindness."
Gu Xiao explained on the side that it is human nature to be wary of people, and this is something they can't change.
The four of them just stood up to the guarded eyes of the villagers, and walked up to the top of the stone steps, where there was indeed a hanging stilted building standing independently, so it was indeed easy to find.
"It seems that grandma doesn't deceive me, there really is a separate building, it must be the grandmother's house."
Seeing this scene, the black dog couldn't help but fork his waist and sighed slightly, "The old man who lives alone also builds this house on the highest place, isn't it that he has to be tired enough every day." ”
Along the way, the black dog himself was panting hard, enough to see how steep the stone steps were.
"Maybe the old people like to be clean."
Lu Qiao'er also expressed her opinion at this time, looking at the quiet room, she was also a little unsure of her statement for a while.
It's so quiet, and the door is closed, is grandma at home?
Just thinking about it, the door was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and the old grandmother who had just chatted with Lu Qiao'er walked out of the door and looked at the four people outside with a calm face.
"You guys are here, come in."
The stilted building is ascended by a wooden ladder next to it, and there is a corridor outside the door, which is covered with some dried crops. After the four of them walked up, they entered the door, and the decoration inside was generally very simple, and the furniture was made of bamboo, which looked very primitive.
"You can sit casually, these are all made by my bad old man before, they are quite sturdy, I will bring you some tea."
The room is very empty, you can see the general structure at a glance, after grandma said this, she walked directly to the left hand side of the house, Lu Qiaoer took the opportunity to look over there, they were all kitchen utensils and stoves, and they were also very simple.
Turning his head again, he saw that the black dog and Gu Xiao were already sitting on the bamboo chair on the right side of the door, while Lu Chuanze walked to the side to observe the offering table.
Although he is an envoy of the underworld, these things do have a certain attraction to him, but now that he is in human society, Lu Qiao'er still feels that he can't bear to look at him directly, so he wants to make him a little more reserved.
After all, in my memory, there are not many people who have just come to a person's house as a guest, and they have been standing with their hands behind their backs and watching them offer the stage.
"What are you looking at here?"
Lu Qiao'er stepped forward and saw that Lu Chuanze was still standing motionless by the altar, and couldn't help but feel a little curious, and followed him to look at the altar.
It's just that she saw that there was hardly anything special on the table except for some fruit offerings.
"The incense was just lit."
Lu Chuanze said such a sentence inexplicably, that is, his sentence, which made Lu Qiaoer look at it again, and it was indeed as he said.
"So what? People just do it if they want to. ”
Lu Qiao'er seemed a little disapproving, she often did this kind of behavior when her grandmother was still alive, and the first thing she did when she got home was to incense the gods who worshiped at home, and over time, she began to develop this habit.
"What do you see people worshipping?"
Lu Chuanze turned his head, looked at Lu Qiao'er and said such a gloomy sentence. Lu Qiao'er continued to look forward suspiciously, but this glance made her completely stunned.
I saw a little imp with a gold and bronze color on the altar, with fangs and claws, green fangs, surrounded by flames, and ten hands holding all kinds of weapons, including hammers and nails, etc., which looked very strange indeed.
"Ah, this ......" Lu Qiao'er suddenly became a little distracted, and her tone unconsciously lowered a little, "How can anyone worship the little ghost?" ”
Isn't it generally worshiped to some god to prevent imps?
Worship the imps?
Isn't that a direct lure of wolves into the house?!
Lu Chuanze shook his head, casually glanced at the grandmother, and then shifted his gaze back to Lu Qiao'er, "Don't be too afraid, maybe it's just a custom of other people." ”
In the final analysis, Lu Chuanze was still a little worried about whether Lu Qiaoer would feel a little afraid because he just said this casually.
"No, how could I be afraid."
Lu Qiao'er waved her hand indifferently, since she knew that there was such a big person as Lu Chuanze hidden by her side, she was not as afraid of some ghosts and supernatural events as before.